loomisjohnson
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| Reissue recordings with added tracks in general, "bonus tracks" are mainly an excuse for the label to recycle/resell its catalog. i've purchased a few reissued-with-bonus-tracks cds that were actually worthwhile (uncle tupelo and traffic's john barleycorn come to mind), but typically... | |
| Killing BluRay, new Oppo BR 83 Very interesting forum...I'd be curious to see industry data on how quickly BR is proliferating. I suspect, for many of the reasons that Macdad posits, that the growth rate of BR is slowing and will shortly plateau.Personally, I think the question... | |
| which budget integrated amp Rotel, NAD or other according to onkyo's website, the new a-5vl only puts out 2 x 40w--a higher powered integrated would give you more flexibility. if you want a real budget play, i'd look at the late 80s/early 90s integra and yamaha units, both of which are very neu... | |
| Best Software for burning CDs i use nero or recordnow, also easy to work with. i haven't noticed any qualitative differences in the different softwares--they all do the job | |
| Musical fidelity A3CR separates vs. A5 integrated my guess is that your speakers are the limiting facotr--they probably extend down to 35hz or so, which is pretty low, but not super-low. my own listening experience with sonus faber is that they're very nice and refined, but not really in-your-fac... | |
| good cd transport for $1,000 or less i fully agree with bob reynolds--with the excellent dac, any inexpensive, well-built transport should suffice. i like cambridge, which has a very smooth tray mechanism and reads discs very quickly; rotel and sony es are also solid alternatives. | |
| Older 5.1 avr b&k avr 202 | |
| Advice on Family Room Music/Movie System bmd, the best downpriced on-wall speakers i've heard were energy take (i think fps is the model designation), which retail for about $400 each and sounded really good with music and movies. i'd think you can find 'em discounted or used for quite a... | |
| any early 80's alt/soft punk fans out there? i was a big psych furs fan, too, and also dug their counterparts like echo and teardrop explodes. what's amazing is how well most of this stuff has aged--it blows away the legions of horrible current bands that sound like direct cops of that early... | |
| Experience with portable "mp3" devices having owned ipod, creative zen, rio and, currently, sandisk, i've come to the conclusion that (a) compressed mp3 files generally sound bad, (b) there's very little difference in sound quality (perhaps the ipod sounded the best by a small margin) ... | |
| NAD M3 V Vincent 236MKII any experiences?? I've listened to the Vincent extensively and was very impressed--its huge advantage, of course being the tube preamp stage. Really, really nice balance and detail. I've also heard the NAD M series amps, albeit briefly, and recall thinking that the... | |
| Updated system need your suggestions I would think the PSBs are a great match for your type of music--big, dynamic, full range. I routinely see 'em used for less than a grand, which would make it a no-brainer. (I haven't heard the Ospreys, so can't opine). As for an amp match, the PS... | |
| What is consensus on Pioneer Elite sound quality? I also had a PE AVR powering a two-channel mostly music system. Altho rated at 5 x 100w, it had trouble powering my efficient (90db) Naim Arriva floorstanders. I replaced it with a 70w/ch HK integrated, which did a much better job--more oomph, esp... | |
| Gallo REfF3's-All their cracked up to be? to me, the overarching question is whether anyone would buy the gallos if they didn't look so unique. not that there's anything wrong with buying on the basis of style--it's your money--but i can't help but think that with gear generally. many of ... | |
| Gallo REfF3's-All their cracked up to be? I've auditioned the Gallos and fall into the Not That Impressed camp. They certainly look cool--certainly a major factor in their huge popularity-- but weren't, to my ears, especially exciting to listen to--nice, but not overly detailed high end, ... |